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According to The New York Times, Nadine Menendez, the indicted wife of also-indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), has a serious medical condition that will require surgery and significant follow up treatment. 

 

Because of this, of course, she is asking for a delay in her trial. Hmmmm

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Silverio Perez Rosado, father of Puerto Rican musician Silverio Pérez (wiki), hospitalised in serious condition.

 

He is 109.

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17 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola and mother of Sofia Coppola, has died aged 87. 
 

She was also the sister-in-law of Talia Shire and aunt by alliance of Nicolas Cage.


Hardly justified dumping her in this thread. Famous in her own right. 

Sure, not as famous as him, but it would be like posting Bobby Brown in here as "ex husband of Whitney".

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29 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Famous in her own right.

Really ? I had never heard of her before. Her filmography is very inconsistent.

Her wiki page says "She is most known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children."

 

So she is "famous" for having made documentaries on… her family’s work ? Big deal !

 

At least Bobby Brown had a career of his own before marrying Whitney.

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Stan Lane, brother of the late Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces, reportedly dead: 

Early recordings of The Outcasts (the predecessor band) were discovered in Stan's barn a number of years ago.

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Right, I'm going to slot this here just because there is so little information.

 

Obituary for Jennifer Grainer-Ackerman (nee Dodd), sometime actress and backing singer for Cliff Richard: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-04-18/obituary-jennifer-marilyn-ackerman-grainer-november-1944-april-2024/88013

 

She married Ron Grainer, yes the Doctor Who theme guy, on whose Wiki she is currently referred to on her maiden name as "Dodds" which isn't right - maybe @Ulitzer95 is the guy to fix that.  Picture of the couple on their wedding day here: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/australian-composer-ron-grainer-marries-actress-jennifer-news-photo/1299341532

 

I can find an uncredited role for a Jennifer Dodd in Lolita, I wonder if it is the same person. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1860334/

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On 14/03/2024 at 12:06, Bibliogryphon said:

I thought people might have been all over this one but I have searched and not seen it mentioned

 

Zoe Ball is absent from her Radio 2 Breakfast show as her mother (who divorced her Dad when she was 2) has been diagnosed with cancer

 

Unlikely to get a direct obituary but might get some coverage

Zoe Ball's mother Julia has died: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13343937/Zoe-Ball-son-Woody-Cook-tribute-Granny-pancreatic-cancer.html

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On 4/13/2024 at 7:21 AM, arghton said:

Silverio Perez Rosado was born on 20 June 1914 in
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and died in the same place, he was the oldest man in Puerto Rico, now he is Andres Irizarry Troche, born on 14 February 1915 in
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

https://wapa.tv/noticias/entretenimiento/fallece-silverio-p-rez-rosado-padre-del-m-sico-y-comediante-silverio-p-rez/article_cf286682-02f9-11ef-8c54-e7032ecf0f53.html

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On 13/04/2024 at 12:21, arghton said:

As reported elsewhere, Silverio Perez Rosado has prematurely died at 109.

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So this Guardian piece about David Gale, Julian Clary's now dead drama teacher, mentions that Julian Clary is arranging the care for his mother Brenda McDonald:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/03/six-dogs-25000-gifts-and-incontinence-improv-behind-the-scenes-on-an-actors-dramatic-exit

 

I .. think... she's this Brenda McDonald (born in Kent):

https://riverdale.fandom.com/de/wiki/Brenda_McDonald?mobile-app=true&theme=wiki

 

And if so, she has a couple of acting credits:

https://www.themoviedb.org/person/61168-brenda-mcdonald

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Here's a photo of Clary with his mother in 2017:

 

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I don't think that's the same person, but I'm shit with faces.

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The father of Brentford manager Thomas Frank has died. 

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On 11/04/2024 at 11:58, Zsa Zsa's leg said:

According to The New York Times, Nadine Menendez, the indicted wife of also-indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), has a serious medical condition that will require surgery and significant follow up treatment. 

 

Because of this, of course, she is asking for a delay in her trial. Hmmmm

Diagnosed with cancer.

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On 13/03/2024 at 18:09, Gooseberry Crumble said:

British actress  Tina Malone,ost famous for her roles in Shameless and Brookside,  has announced her husband  Paul Chase has died aged 42.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/26633184/tina-malone-husband-paul-chase-malone-dead/

 

Shameless star Tina Malone reveals husband Paul Chase took his own life after suffering PTSD (msn.com)

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